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May : June : July : August
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January

St Anthonys Day in Spain Celebrate the patron saint of animals by running through fire on a horse.

Masquerade festival in Pernik Bulgaria.

San Sebastians Drum Fiesta Beat the January blues away with this Spanish Fiesta.

Temple Bar Tradfest
Temple Bar Tradfest a great music celebration in Dublin's culture quarter with traditional musicians playing in every bar.

Camel Wrestling in Selcuk Watch the ancient camel mating battle, the they have done for thousands of years....in a stadium.

Rijeka Carnival
Rijeka Carnival this festival was originally celebrated by Austrian and Hungarian aristocrats but today the world is welcome to this ugly mask party.

Hogmanay in Edinburgh
Hogmanay in Edinburgh is the ultimate way to celebrate the new year click here to find out more.

National Winter Ales
National Winter Ales in Manchester: England's answer to Oktoberfest, taste hundreds of beers from around the world with lots of local entertainment.

Up Helly AA
Up Helly AA Shetland Isles : A Viking worship to the Sun God.

February

Viana Do Bolo Spains carnival with a difference as this pre-lent fest breaks out in a flour fight.

Father Ted Carnival
This Irish shindig is a tribute to the funniest TV show we were blessed to receive: Father Ted.

Gateway International Roots Festival
Cumbrias worldly beats music roots fest with acts from all over Zimbabwe, Mauritania and all over the world.

Orange Throwing at the Ivrea Carnival Orange throwing in Ivrea, Italy is a different type of world festivals. Your travel insurance policy won't cover this.



Viareggio Carnaval
Celebrate carnaval Italian style for four weeks in Viareggio.

Maslenitsa
Maslenitsa Festival in Russia wasn't allowed to be celebrated until the fall of Communism and now they're really make up for the lost time !

Valentines Day in Italy Celebrate love in San Valentinos hometown.

March

Las Fallas
Las Fallas is Valencia's fiery Spanish fiesta delivering amazing art all on fire around the beautiful city with brass bands blaring & botas being emptied.

Jerez Festival Enjoy Andalucían Flamenco and Spanish partying.

Semana Santa
Seville is alive with processions as millions line the streets with parades.

St. Patricks Day
Paddy's Day the world's greatest festival - celebrate in Ireland, America or anywhere in the world. Slainte !

Scoppio Del Carro
Celebrate Easter Sunday in Florence with a procession , fireworks and a late night.

Carnaval in Belgium
Binche Carnaval get pelted with oranges- no retaliation !

Venice Carnival
Venice Carnival the biggest fancy dress celebration in the world dating back to 1268AD before the term fancy dress existed.

St Urho Day
Is this a real festival or Finlands protest to the infectious celebrating of St Patricks Day.

Starkbierzeit in Munich Strong Beer Fest
Starkbierzeit - forget Munich's Oktoberfest- take a break from your lenten fast at the strongest beer festival in the world. Expect ZERO recollection.

Regatta Storico The biggest event on Venice’s regatta circuit.

Original Bicycle Festival Scotland’s sixteen day celebration of bicycles.

White Night in Rome Celebrate 24 hours of light in the Eternal city.

April

Fleadh na Gcuach The cuckoo festival in Galway.

Moors & ChristiansSpains re-enactment celebration of a victory against the all conquering Moors when St George scared them off.

Easter in Tullamore Tra-Fest One of the best places to celebrate to Easter holidays in Ireland.

April Fair in Seville Enjoy the ancient traditions of Spanish Markets.

Camden Crawl London’s indie music fest in the world capital of indie.

Snake Festival Worship a statue with live snakes in Cocullo.

Queens Day in Holland

May

Evolution Music Festival Great acts and clubbing after.

Caravaca A holy horse festival.

Louisburgh Tra-Fest Traditional Irish Music and dance festival.

Horse Fair of Jerez Sample Spains horse fair with late nights as the town dresses in ancient traditional wear.

Patum in Berga
Celebrate Corpus Christi with this traditional Spanish street party

Romeria Del Rocio
As Europes largest pilgrimage ends, this great Spanish fiesta kicks off.

Copenhagen Carnival One of Europes biggest street parades with lots of South American Performers.

Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire
Chase a wheel of cheese rolling down a hill in Gloucestershire, the fromage reaches speeds of 92kph ! there is no prize but expect to celebrate like a winner.

Gubbio Candle Race
Watch the Italian 800 year old race of 1/2 ton candles.

Cannes Film Festival
The most prestigous film festival in the Europe with stars and bars.

Karneval in Berlin
Germanys multi-cultural capital brings Afro beats and Caribbean dance to the streets.

Scarecrow Fete in Moringhem
This is France’s creepiest fete in a tiny rural village- the stuff of horror movies.

Vappu
Vappu Festival in Finland a Viking celebration of Spring Break and Summertime as Helsinki students party on.

June

Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland

Batalla Del Vino Batalla Del Vino is a crazy wine fight in a Spain's wine capital Rioja- free drink everywhere as the entire town is flooded with wine. Just after morning mass!

Baby Jumping Fiesta
No this is not a joke ! the Spanish Baby Jumping Fiesta in Calacho is the largest infant exorcism on earth, celebrated with typical Spanish style.

Sonar in Barcelona
Sonar Music fest tickets and line up info: we have the latest news for the next Sonar music fest here. A legendary electro techno music and arts fest.

Cat Laughs Kilkennys comedy festival bringing world class comedy to town.
Isle of Wight Music Festival
Picturesque and always sunny- the Isle of Wight makes the perfect for a rocking party.

Bedfordshire Medieval Festival
Re-enact the 1460 Battle of Northampton in knights armour with jesters to amuse you.

Glastonbury
Glasto: there is always rain therefore mud slides and hence hand parties. Europe's largest music event with every possible music niche catered for.

Naked Bicycle Ride in Brighton
Take a three hour 2 wheeled spin through Brighton, naked, to a nudist colony.

Watch the old quarters of Pisa battle over the ricer Arno with a big block of wood

Hellfest Metal Mayhem in France.

Pisa Regatta Thousands flock to the banks of the Arno to witness this Italian Festival.

Medieval Festival in Tuscany Hundreds of years of tradition converge for this celebration.

Graspop Awesome music festival in Belgium.

Lanjaron Water Fiesta
Lanjaron Water Fiesta is Spain's greatest water fight at the peak of Summer heat.
Body Painting World Championships
This fleshy fest has something for everyone from camera competitions, UV light shows, music mayhem and a sexy naked fantasy ball.

Nova Rock
Nova is one of Europes biggest music fests with the top names and over 100,000 people.

St. Anthonys Day, Lisbon
This is Portugals answer to St Patricks Day, with a carnival atmosphere, parades, dancing and singing throughout the streets of Lisbon.

RockNess
RockNess music fest on the banks of legendary Loch Ness in Scotland, the voter best newcomer electro danceathon all the details for the upcoming year.

Battle of the Bridge in Pisa

Rock AMThe West of Germany’s biggest rock fest featuring the biggest names in music.

Calcio StoricoCalcio Storico is the oldest of soccer games in the world. Ever wonder where the game murder-ball came from ? From Florence of course. This time when the Italian dives it's for real.

Amsterdam Roots
Amsterdam roots, every June a fantastic world music line-up in Europe's party city.

Rock IM
The East of Germany’s biggest rock fest featuring the biggest names in music.

Paris Music Fete
Free gigs and performances throughout Paris from some of the world’s best musicians.

Lajkonik
Lajkonik Festival in Krakow, Polands excellent celebration of defeating the Mongolians

July

Soundwave Festival Croatias awesome boat party with world class line-up - Dj Yoda & many more.

Glade Festival in England

Rototom Europe's biggest reggae music festival.

Going Nowhere Fiesta
Europes answer to Burning Man in the deserts of Spain. Leave your inhibitions at the city.

Fiesta of the Near Death Experience
Rejoice and remember those of the nearly departed.

Belfast Carnival South American Fever hits the streets of Northern Ireland.

Harp Festival Ireland celebrates is best known blind musician.

Nava Cider Fiesta
Enjoy a few days of the traditional Spanish Sidra pouring fiesta.

Benicassim
Spains (and) Europes biggest beach party with music acts from all over the world, awesome stalls, sand and skinnydipping.

Bull Running in & The Fiesta of San Fermin
Bull running in . Can you run with the bulls and party all night ? The Fiesta of San Fermin has something for everyone.


Flamenco Fiesta in Gaucin
Andalucia is the home of Flamenco and nowhere is it better sampled then at the Flamenco fiesta of Gaucin.

Running of the Nudes
PETA and ’s naked "anti-bull run" bull run protest to Fiesta San Fermin .

Feile for Brian Boru
Feile Brian Boru in Killaloe, Ireland is a great traditional fair to the legend himself. We have all the details here.

Oxegen
Ireland's largest music festival, it has featured all the biggest names in world music and with like silent tents, rivalled only by Glastonbury for best music event in Europe.

Llangollen Classic music & opera festival in Wales.

Latitude Suffolks Music festival from the organisers of Glastonbury.

Secret Garden Party
London’s hippest fest with fun games and no rules a la Burning Man.

Henley Royal Regatta
Spend five days at this UK festivals lazing around the banks of the Thames and party all night.

Wickerman Scotland’s cult Music & Pagan Festival.

Llangollen Classic music & opera festival in Wales.

T in the park
T in the Park tickets & line up. An awesome Scottish festival with names like the Killers, REM & Green Day.

Palio di Siena
Palio di Siena - an epic traditional Italian horse race dating back hundreds of centuries. The Siena locals celebrate in a medieval fashion as 17 different areas fight against one another.

Wasserschlacht
Wasserschlacht festival is a hilarious water fight between 2 districts at the peak of Summer heat.

Redeemer Venice’s favourite festival.

Noantri Romes procession to Madonna.

Medieval in San Marino Europes oldest Republic celebrates it’s antiquity

Love Parade 2009
Love Parade 2009 in Bochum, the greatest party on earth. Since it's move from Berlin it only gets better.

Zurich Street Parade Europes best tunes and coolest techno loving crowd converge for an ultimate dance festival.

Lake Geneva Techno Parade
Switzerland's awesome techno fest- we have all the details for this years parade here.

Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air, Germany's metalfest will get your head rockin'- everything from death metal to folk metal and over 60,000 people.

Eurockeennes Music Festival
This is France’s answer to Glastonbury with the worlds best music acts on a peninsula surrounded by three stages.

Bastille Day in Paris
Celebrate independence in the city of love with parades and, fireworks and a late night.

Roskilde
Roskilde Music Festival Denmarks greatest party amazing music acts from the world especially metal acts.

Opener Opener is Polands awesome music, film & theatre fest with big names, 7 stages, cheap quality beer and sun drenched campsites guaranteed.

Rock Werchter
tickets and line up info: we have the latest news for the next Werchter music festival here. A legendary music festival has delivered the biggest names in the world.

August

Ozora festival in Hungary

Feile an Doilin Hooker boats racing in Galway & tra-festival.

Sanlucar Fiesta The town celebrates on the beach with exciting horseraces.

Mud Olympics in Germany

Semana Grande Bilbao The town of Bilbao holds a week long party.

Get Loaded in The Park Clapham Commons pays host to awesome music acts.

Glenbeigh Festival great beach races on Rossbeigh strand.

La Raima in Valencia If it’s a bad grape harvest don’t worry-Valencias Grape throwing fiesta will lighten the mood.

Palio di Siena Palio di Siena: the second Palio, Italy is on holidays for all of August so expect bigger crowds then the June Palio.

South West Four SW4 Londons awesome August Bank holiday event.

La Tomatina Fiesta
La Tomatina Fiesta : tomato throwing where a quaint Spanish village turns into a pool of tomatoes.

Puck Fair
Puck Fair -Goat worshipping ? only in Ireland. This is Ireland's second biggest celebration after St. Paddys day. The population of Kerry increases by 100,000 people for 4 days.

CastlePalooza
The midland very own elite music madness in a castle- only 2000 tickets available!

Bluegrass in Dunmore EastIrelands world famous bluegrass and country music fest with line dancing!
Rose of TraleeIrelands world famous beauty pageant which is the climax of a week long traditional festival.

Cruinniu na mBad
Cruinniu na mBad - Kinvara in Galway's gathering of the beautiful Irish Hooker boat. Pints of Guinness to be had.

World Cultures of Dublin
Dublins culture fest featuring artists and acts from all over the world.

Fleadh Cheoil Irelands biggest showcase of traditional dance and music.

Bog Snorkelling Championships
Join the Welsh in a festival to test you metal as a bog swimmer.

Leeds
Since 1999 this legendary UK Festivals celebration has delivered the biggest names in the world, we have all the info for the next Leeds Fest.

Bloodstock
Heavy Metal Mayhem at this UK Festivals in Derbyshire.

Edinburgh Fringe Fest
This is the biggest and most respected fringe fest in the world with hundreds of performances each day staggered over three weeks.

Creamfields
This legendary dance music celebration has delivered the biggest names in the world since1998, we have all the info for the next Creamfields here.

Nottinghill Carnival
This Calypso danceathon with Afro-Caribbean drums brings over a million people to the streets of London every August.

Highland Games
Toss yer caber, play your bagpipes, dance the fling, wear a kilt and take part - over 3000 people enter this age old beautiful tradition.

Pride Fest in Brighton
This world festivals the UK’s biggest and best Pride Fest.

Reading
Since 1971 this legendary music event has delivered the biggest names in the world, we have all the info for the next Reading Fest.

V
V Fest tickets, line up & updates. V has provided awesome dance, pop & world music performers.

Get Loaded in The Park Clapham Commons pays host to awesome music acts.

Verona Opera Festival
Enjoy the world’s best opera in an amphitheatre dating back to 30BC.

European Beard & Moustache Competition Grottglie’s famous contest of facial hair.

The Czech Bagpipe Festival
Celebrate Czechs culture of music and dance with this awesome parade.

Bicycle Film Fest
This extreme yet artistic celebration blazes a trail around the world providing awesome tricks, films and partys on it's merry way.

Air Guitar World Championships
Yes it's true Finland has raised the astounding art of European festivals and air guitar and turned it into a three day celebration of invisibility and mayhem.

Electric Elephant Music Festival
Get to Petracane for this intimate dancefest admist hundreds of boat parties.

Pourcailhade
Pourcailhade - a French boom devoted to prime pigs celebrated high in the Pyrnee Mountains.

Exit
Exit is the best music knees up in Europe. It takes place in Serbia- with friendly locals with beautiful weather guaranteed. Serbia's economy is also not performing so it possible to do all this on €300 !

Pukkelpop
Belgiums biggest Music fest with almost 150,000 people rocking out, all the latest news here

September

Sziget
Hungarys biggest music festival this European festivals features music performers from around the world.Isle of Wight Music Festival
Picturesque and always sunny- the Isle of Wight makes the perfect for a rocking party.

London gorilla run to save endangered species

Greve Wine Festival Sip fine Chianti at this quaint wine festival.

Medieval Festival in Tuscany Hundreds of years of tradition converge for this celebration.

Grape throwing Fiesta in Mallorca
Mallorca have an official end to their grape season with a parade, lots of music and a grape throwing fiesta.

Festes De La Merce
Barcelonas celebration of the Virgin of Mercy with free concerts, street parties and late nights.

Ibiza Closes Down In Ibiza the last party is always the biggest.

Galway Oyster Fair
Galway Oyster Fair voted up there with Oktoberfest, 15,000 people celebrate 1 shellfish and a lot of Guinness.

Cois Fharraige in Clare
Cois Fharraige the Irish surf contest with & world class music acts.

Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic is a top notch music event, often referred to as the European Burning Man. But forget the line up, the novelty is off the stage. Naked weddings are not uncommon here.

Horn Dance
A celebration of hunting rights or is it a pagan ritual ?

Victorian FestA great homage to centuries old Victorian traditions.

Paris Techno Parade
Dance through the romantic city after techno and trance floats and party all night at the clubs and after parties.

Stuttgart Volkfest
Stuttgart Volkfest is Germany's second biggest beer festival after the Oktoberfest in Munich. With less tourists at the Stuttgart Cannstatter Wasen hence there is more beer per person!

Oktoberfest in Munich
Oktoberfest in Munich this Beerfest is the best reason in the world to party. Fourteen beer tents and 8 million people create the ultimate atmosphere.

October

Les Nuits du Jazz
Western France's biggest jazz festival.

Cork Jazz Festival Irelands biggest Jazz event.

November

Ennis Trad Fest Big Traditional Irish Music festival in a small rural village.

Guy Fawkes Day
Remember , remember the fifth of November... with an explosion of fireworks.

Tar Barrel Carrying
Tar barrel carrying originated in 1688, or did it ? who cares it's a 17 stage pub crawl with father and son competing with tar barells on fire.

Swans & Ladders An ancient battle of Italian quarters.

Horn Festival A day to remember anyone who has been cheated on.. ever

December

Turkey Parade
Join the poultry & Farmers of Licque parading with pride throughout the streets.

Kerstbier Beer in Essen
Kerstbier Beer Festival a quaint celebration Belgian and indeed world beers in the town of Essen.

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Grote Steenweg 346
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Festivals coming up
February 1st - 7th

Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy

Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania

Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Florida

Venice Carnival in Italy

Haerbin Ice Festival in China

Laneway Festival in Brisbane, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth & Singapore

Thaipusam in Penang & Malaysia

Arts in the Plaza in St Maarten

Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy

Pingsi / Pingxi Lantern Festival in Taiwan

Venice Carnival in Italy



February 8th - 14th

Venice Carnival in Italy

Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan, Thailand

Pingsi / Pingxi Lantern Festival in Taiwan

Laneway Festival in Brisbane, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth & Singapore

Mardi Gras in Sydney Australia

Thaipusam in Penang & Malaysia

Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy

Valentines Day Festival in Umbria, Italy

Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy

Good Vibrations Festival in Sydney & Melbourne is CANCELLED

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